English Final Vocab
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- Prepositions
- a word placed before a noun or pronoun to forma phrase modifying another word in the sentence
- metaphor
- a figure of speech that implies or states a comparison between two unlike things which are similar in some way. unlike similes, metaphors do not use like or as.
- after, although, as, as if, because, before, even though, if, in order that, once, rather than, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whether, while
- subordinating conjunction examples
- Tragedy
- A type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering. Often the main character has a tragic flaw (weakness of character, wrong judgment) which leads to his or her destruction. Sometimes the conflict is with forces beyond the control of the character (fate, evil in the world)
- Oh! Hey! Wow!
- interjection examples
- subordinating conjunctions
- introduces a subordinate clause and indicates the relation of the clause to the rest of the sentance
- rising action
- the events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax
- protagonist
- the chief character (hero), usually pitted against the antagonist in a conflict
- Simile
- A figure of speech that states a comparison between two essentially unlike things which are similar in one aspect. Similes are introduced by like or as.
- Dionysus
- (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama
- whom whom, whose, which, that
- relative pronoun examples
- Proper Noun
- To name a particular common noun
- is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, has, have, had, do, does, did,
- helping verb examples
- Reciprocal pronouns
- refer to individual parts of a plural antecedent
- foreshadowing
- a hint of what is to come in the story. this is often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy
- denouement
- the events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place (falling action)
- I, me, you, her, he, him, it, we, us, you, they, them
- Personal pronoun examples
- peripeteia
- reversal
- Interjection
- a word used to express surprise or emotion
- prologue
- spoken by one of the 2 characters giving background information, foreshadows play
- recognition
- a change from ignorance to awareness
- Theme
- The main idea or message of a piece of literature. It offers a universal idea that gives structure and force.
- Symbol
- Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
- either...or; neither... nor; not only... but also; whether... or; both... and
- correlative conjunction examples
- Tone
- The tone of a piece of writing reflects the author's attitude about his or her subject. Tone is different than mood.
- point of view
- a position from which something is observed or considered in a literary work- the narrative method. first person and third person are the most commonly used.
- parados
- the first scene of the play- chorus and orchestra preform
- Common Noun
- A person, place, or thing
- Setting
- The time and place in which the action occurs.
- Thespis
- the inventor of tragedy
- Conjunctions
- join words, phrases, or clauses, and they indicate the relation between the elements joined
- Demonstrative pronouns
- identify or point to nouns
- Great Dionysia Festival
- Large religious festival for Dionysus in Athens, it was based off of tragedies
- Antagonist
- The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama
- each other, one another
- Reciprocal pronoun examples
- Intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns
- emphasize a noun or another pronoun, and name a receiver of an action identical with the does of the action
- strophe
- the first movement, chorus turning from east to west
- Dionysus
- God of Human and Agricultural fertility, poetry, song, and drama.
- Dialect
- a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists
- Thebes
- most of Oedipus's trilogy took place there
- personification
- a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are given human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
- Oracle of Delphi
- shrine to Apollo
- plot
- the pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama
- skene
- tent, backdrop for orchestra, a room for changing
- oxymoron
- a rhetorical figure in which two contradictory terms are combined.
- Indefinite pronouns
- refer to nonspecific persons or things
- mood
- the emotional response created in the audience by the atmosphere and the actions
- conflict
- the central tension that provides the skeleton on which the dramatic structure is built
- Allusion
- a reference to a literary or historical person or event to explain a present situation
- Adverbs
- a word used to modify, or qualify, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. answers one of the questions, who? what? where? when? why? how? under what conditions? to what degree?
- Great Dionysia Festival
- Large religious festival for Dionysus in Athens, it was based off of tragedies
- Sophocles
- famous Greek author most noted for the Oedipus Trilogy
- correlative conjunctions
- come in pairs, connect grammatically equal elements
- onomatopoeia
- using words that imitate the sound they denote.
- tragic flaw
- character flaw the hero has
- antistrophe
- second movement responds to the first, chorus turning west to east
- Common Noun example
- The dog barked.
- imagery
- the use of words or figures of speech that appeal to the five senses in order to create a mental picture
- lame, valuable, sixteen
- adjective examples
- Conjunctive adverbs
- used with semicolon to connect independent clauses; it usually serves as a transition between the clauses
- tragedy hero
- a normal desent hero that has something tragic happen to him
- orchestra
- the stage, dancing space, altar to Dionysus
- chorus
- 12-15 people, represented the community
- this, that, these, those
- Demonstrative pronoun examples
- apotheosis
- ascension to god-like status
- Main verb
- the action word of a sentence
- pathos
- pity
- Personal pronoun
- refer to specific persons or things
- my, mine, your, yours, her, his, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs
- Possessive pronouns
- Corinth
- Oedipus's home and birthplace
- ate
- ruin, delusion
- all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, several, some, somebody, someone, something
- indefinite pronoun examples
- interrogative pronouns
- introduce questions
- Hamartia
- tragic flaw
- epilogue
- by chorus, moral that closes the play, ties up loose ends
- who, whom, whose, which, what
- interrogative pronoun examples
- irony
- a contrast between what is and what appears to be. one type of irony is verbal in which a character says one thing but means another. another is dramatic irony in which the audience knows what the character does not.
- expodos
- the final scene of the play- usually sung with words of wisdom
- reversal
- the change in fortune that the tragic hero experiences from the beginning of the play to the end
- consequently, finally, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, similarly, then, therefore, and thus
- conjunctive adverb examples
- Adjectives
- used to modify, or describe a noun or pronoun
- and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
- coordinating conjunction examples
- Character FOIL
- a character that by contrast highlights or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another character
- Characterization
- representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speehes
- local color
- the use of regional detail (dialect, local customs, or local peculiarities) in a literary or an artistic work.
- walked, rode, drove, swim
- some main verb examples
- hyperbole
- a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
- climax
- the turing point in a plot or dramatic action- the emotional peak
- Coordinating conjunctions
- used to connect grammatically equal elements
- Relative pronouns
- introduce subordinate clauses functioning as adjectives
- extremely, very, first
- adverb examples
- catharsis
- raising the emotions of the audience
- anagnoresis
- recognition
- Pronoun
- A word in place of a noun.
- choregos
- group of wealthy citizens who financed and supervised plays who in exchange did not have to pay income taxes
- Helping verb
- combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice, it can also be a main verb
- about, above, across, after, against, after, against, along, among, around, as, at, before, behind, below, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, concerning, considering, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in inside, into, like, near, next, of, off, on, onto, opposite, out, outside, over, past, plus, regarding, respecting, round, since, than, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, unlike, until, unto, up, upon, with, within, without
- preposition examples
- arete
- pursuit of excellence
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- intensive and reflexive pronoun examples
- Alliteration common noun
- the repetition of the same initial sound in two or more consecutive or closely associated words
- Greek actors/ masks
- First to use actors and men were the only actors and played all the parts. Masks were the most important part of the costume and were made simple to not distract the audienec
- exposition
- introduction or background necessary to understand the story, setting, and characters prior to the start of the conflict
- hubris
- excessive pride
- flashback
- a literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative
- Proper Noun example
- Snoopy ran to his doghouse.
- dramatic irony
- Audience knows something the character doesn't, suspenseful